Balkan, Eurasian and Central European Studies (BECES)

 

BECES is a two-year English-language Master’s degree programme which offers a deep

and versatile exploration of “the East”, understood as the territory composed of Central

Europe, the Balkan peninsula, and the countries of the former Soviet Union, including the

those in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Primary attention is paid to modern history,

politics and diplomacy, as well as to f undamental social, cultural and economic

problems. The programme also offers students the chance to learn or improve their

knowledge of the Czech language and some other languages of the area .

After completion of the Balkan, Eurasian, and Central European Studies programme, the

students will acquire an advanced level of graduate education including a good command

of one or two languages of the area as well as broad and, at the same time, deep

knowledge of the region studied. They will be capable of open but critical

understanding and conceptual thinking, and of appreciating cultural diversity. This

intellectual equipment will provide them with an opportunity to continue their

self-education and find work related to the problems of the studied area in both the

public and private spheres.

The early admissions deadline for academic year 2018/19 is 28th February 2018.

The early admissions deadline is strongly recommended for students from non-EU or

non-EFTA countries who will need a student visa in order to study in the Czech Republic.

The regular deadline for academic year 2018/19 is 30th April 2018.

For more information please visit: beces.fsv.cuni.cz

 

Central European Comparative Studies (CECS)

 

The two-year master’s programme in Central European Comparative Studies focuses on

the areas of Germany, Austria and the Visegrad Countries (the Czech Republic,

Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) with an overlap onto neighbouring regions. It offers a

thorough comparative and multidisciplinary understanding of the historical, political,

economic and cultural developments of those countries . The programme is offered

either in the form of a f ull-time programme of study or as part-time study

(optimised for working people and with classes on Friday afternoons).

The programme focuses on comparative analysis in the following areas: political

systems in the 20th century, political developments since 1990, t he economy,

European integration, culture, and the history of society in the 19th and 20th

centuries. It also offers students a chance to learn or improve their knowledge of some

of the Slavic languages spoken in the area.

A graduate of the Master’s Degree programme in Central European Comparative Studies

will have gained a wide range of analytical skills focused primarily, though not

exclusively, on understanding the Central European region from a political,

historical, economic, cultural and social point of view. Subsequently, such

graduates will most likely emerge as regional analysts, diplomats, higher civil servants,

employees of European institutions or territorial experts. In addition to having a mastery

of English, the graduate will possess an advanced knowledge of German (still the

most important language of the Central European region) and a basic knowledge of at

least one Slavic language of the region.

The early admissions deadline for academic year 2018/19 is 28th February 2018.

The early admissions deadline is strongly recommended for students from non-EU or

non-EFTA countries who will need a student visa in order to study in the Czech Republic.

The regular deadline for academic year 2018/19 is 30th April 2018.

For more information please visit: cecs.fsv.cuni.cz